After Setbacks, Small Successes for Gene Therapy

November 12, 2009

The New York Times

Not long ago, gene therapy seemed troubled by insurmountable
difficulties. After decades of hype and dashed hopes, many who once
embraced the idea of correcting genetic disorders by giving people new
genes all but gave up the idea.

But scientists say gene therapy may be on the edge of a resurgence.
There were three recent, though small, successes  one involving
children with a fatal brain disease, one with an eye disease that
causes blindness and one with children who have a disease that destroys the immune system... Read More